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ELECTRIC GAS LIGHTING APPARATUS. No. 322,233. Patented July 14, 1885.

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' HORATIO N. WILLIAMS, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

ELECTRIC GAS-LIGHTING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,233, dated July 14,1885.

7 Application filed March 27, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORATIO N. WILLIAMS, of the city and county ofProvidence, and

- State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement inPortable Electric Gas-Lighting Apparatus, of which the following is afull, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of electric apparatus which aredesigned to produce a lighting-spark upon the contact or near approachof two contact-points; and the object of my invention is to embody theseveral parts of the apparatus in a conveniently-portable form, and alsoto produce an efficient hand attachment for producing thelighting-spark.

To the above ends my invention consists in the peculiar and novelconstruction and arrangement of the apparatus, as hereinafter describedand claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a profile view of a man,showing the intended application of my invention. Fig. 2 isatransversesection of the battery and a side elevation of the hand-lightingattachment. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the hand-lighting attachment.

In the said drawings, Adesignates the case for the battery, which may bemade of about the size of an ordinary field-glass case, or of such sizeas to be inclosed within such a case, or of such size and shape as toresemble such a case. The case A is intended to be suspended from theperson of the user, and for this purposeit is provided with the strap orstraps a, arranged to be used as indicated in Fig. 1. The case A isprovided with the cover A, which is hinged to the case or otherwiseconnected therewith in such manner as to pen mit ready access to theinterior of the case.

Within the case are placed one or more cells, B, and a helix, 0, whichare connected in the usual manner by the wire b.

D designates an insulated cable containing two wires and secured to-thebinding-post d upon the side of the box or case A. A wire, 0, leads fromthe cell B to the binding-post,

and a similar wire, d, leads from the helix 0 to said post. E designatesthe hand-lighting attachment, which consists of a hollow piece ofnon-conducting material, of cylindrical or other form to beconvenientlyheld in the hand. This hand-piece contains two wires, ,whichextend longitudinally within the handle, and to the lower ends of eachof which one of the wires of the cable D is connected. One of the wiresf connects with a spring-plate, F, se-

cured to the side of the hand-piece at its outer 6 o end.

Gdesignates a spring, which is secured to the handpiece E and restsagainst the outer side of the plate F.

H designates a bent bar, which constitutes 6 5 the oppositecontact-point to that formed by p the spring G. This portion H is ofhorseshoe shape, and is inserted, ends downward, into the upper end ofthe'hand-piece E, so that the ends of the bent bar come into contactwith 70.

the upper end of the wire f not leading tothe plate F. The lower ends ofthe bar H outside of the handle E arecovered with an insulating-jacket,h. The upper end of the spring G isformed tapering, as shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of the apparatus is evident from the foregoingdescription. The upper end of the plate G is brought close to the bar.H, and a spark passes from the plate to the bar.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, withthe battery A B O, constructed and arranged as described, and the wiresb c d D, of the hand-piece E, the wires f, the plates F G, and the bentbar H, provided with the insulators h, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth. i I p 2. The hand-piece E, in combination with thewires f, the plates F G, and the bent bar 9C H, substantially as setforth.

HORATIO n. WILLIAMS.

